The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-12-28
NOTES OF THE DAY.

american investments in Mexico aggre-
te nearly or quite 81 000,0
BIT is asserted that New Years calls have
d their day in New York, and the Gus
m is beyoud resuscitation.
"a Joint stock company composed entirely
women, has been incorporated in Stock
DO, CAL, fer the purpose Of dealing in real
hate.
The Commercial Gable Company mare
ch of it's employees, in this country and
road a Christmas present OF q half
pnth's extra pay.
Recently, in the suburbs of New Orleans,
Foman was attacked ia her own yard ~
enrsged SOW, and was so seriously il.
red that death ensued.
Herbert Spencer is at Bernemouth in
~ poor health. The insomnia which
cently afflicted him has returned. and he
b find no remedy for It.
The City of Mexico levies a tax on bull
hts OF As per cent of the gross receipts,
d thus far this season the city treasury
3 been enriched SIC, eco from this source.
Duck hunters in Georgia report an unu-
al supply Of these birds this fall. Ward
len killed over seven hundred in sight
ys. and one day shot $50 by daylight
forty by moonlight.
"a Connecticut farmer, who died not long
zee, left among other property 81 200 In
yer. 1t was mostly in half dollars, all of
} dates, many being OF the coinage of
Is and the early thirties.
party of emigrants from Wisconsin
ssed through HawkinsYilIe, Ga, last
iday en- route TO Florida. They had
veled all the way IN wagons aud had
en- on the road since the LIST Of Septem-
t il proposed to mark the l06.h anniyer-
y of Daniel Webster's birth, January Is,
the formation of National association
political scientists, for the non partisan
Federation Of important economic
estions.
IA Boston man who read Mr.. Dspsw's
q Mark Twain's speeches at the Fore
hers dinner in that city, denounces
I'm both as "witless twaddle, and very
comedy, not above the level Of good
nstrel performance"
benator and Mrs. Leland Stanford will.
ednesday next, open the Lathrop Me-
ial Home for Young Children at
any. N. Y. This institution is built
Ars Stanford in memory of her mother,
late Mrs. Lathop, of Albany.
the Governors Foot Guard Of Hartford,
an, give q large public reception to
vernon Phineas G. Lounsbury the even.
OF January 4. This will be the Itch
bual reception given by this ancient or.
bization to the Governor of the Nutmeg
te.
ohm Sherman acknowledges that be
bke OF his Presidential "boomp in a
ular vein. A man who can fnd fun In
b melancholy affair as the Sherman
pom" seems 10 be at present il gifted
u o sunny temperament by no means
Dmon.
In observing little girl who happened
be out of doors the last part of q darh
ernoon seemed much interested In au
ctric light. Looking at il curiously fol
ew moments, she exclaimed: "Oh
ma. didn't know before that the moon
two legs"
". Brough Russell, the young Englfsh-
q Of thirty-three, who has explored
~ part of the habitable globe, has LEFT
bdon for pleasure trip in India. Last
Mr.. Russell was in New York City and
ested $1,000 In Tennessee and Ala
pa coal and iron stocks.
journalism in all countries has had it,
ONO period, and now the Petit Journal
Paris, publishes list of frst-class sc
tiee, with the prices attached. 1t offer,
procure for its subscribers any on thu
and TO collect the coupons for O trif-
commission. What next7